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[[File:Westarctica Government 2005.png|400px|thumb|Chart showing the composition of Westarctica's government in 2005]] | |||
The '''Baronage''' was the official name for the body of nobles in [[Westarctica]] from 2001 - 2014. On 21 September 2012, the [[Charter of Westarctica]] changed the name from "the Baronage" to "the Nobility," and with the Charter's second revision on 28 October 2012, it was finalized as the "[[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica]]." | The '''Baronage''' was the official name for the body of nobles in [[Westarctica]] from 2001 - 2014. On 21 September 2012, the [[Charter of Westarctica]] changed the name from "the Baronage" to "the Nobility," and with the Charter's second revision on 28 October 2012, it was finalized as the "[[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica]]." | ||
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The Grand Ducal Mandate also permitted the nobles of the Baronage to freely sell or give away titles that may be subordinate to theirs. For example, a Marquis could give titles of Count, Viscount, and Baron to commoners without asking the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica|Grand Duke]] for approval. | The Grand Ducal Mandate also permitted the nobles of the Baronage to freely sell or give away titles that may be [[subordinate title|subordinate to theirs]]. For example, a Marquis could give titles of Count, Viscount, and [[Baron]] to commoners without asking the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica|Grand Duke]] for approval. | ||
==The Baronage after 2012== | ==The Baronage after 2012== | ||
After the second revision of the [[Charter of Westarctica]], members of the Hereditary Nobility were no longer allowed to introduce laws or grant titles on their own accord. The concept of a legislature had previously been abolished when the [[Grand Ducal Mandate]] was overturned by the [[Transitional Government]] in June 2010 following the events of [[The Great Return]]. | After the second revision of the [[Charter of Westarctica]], members of the Hereditary Nobility were no longer allowed to introduce laws or grant titles on their own accord. The concept of a legislature had previously been abolished when the [[Grand Ducal Mandate]] was overturned by the [[Transitional Government]] in June 2010 following the events of [[The Great Return]]. | ||
On 28 October 2012, the Baronage became known as the "Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica." Several years later, the name was again updated to the [[Peerage of Westarctica]], which it has remained ever since. | |||
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[[Category:Government of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Government of Westarctica]] | ||